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Zeitgeist 1977: The First Festival

Directed by Lauretta Molitor2016USA7 mins

Participants in the very first “Gay Film Festival of Super-8 Films” (what ultimately became Frameline) — including filmmakers Marc Huestis, David Weissman, Dan Nicoletta, and Rob Epstein — share their recollections in these excerpts from longtime Bay Area filmmaker Lauretta Molitor’s upcoming documentary profile of Huestis, Impresario.

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Director
Lauretta Molitor
Year
2016
Country
USA
Running Time
7 mins
Language
English
Section
Short